Event Season: Sunday marked the official start of the event season in Los Angeles with the Golden Globes. Tina Fey and Amy Pohler made for brilliant hosts, Jodie Foster’s speech is fast becoming infamous and Argo took a lot of awards. So did Les Miserables. Next up are the Grammys and the Oscars. P.S.: In…
Mixology: Beyond “shaken, not stirred”
January 14, 2013
You will always have your rum & coke regulars and cosmopolitan queens but many are looking forward to the unique concoctions mixologists bring. The art of mixology has received considerable attention over the past few years and it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Classic cocktails are making a comeback and mixing drinks is considered by…
Happy Birthday to the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center!
January 10, 2013
Today marks the Sheraton Conference Center’s first birthday! The first event held here was a year ago today. Currently we are hosting CalSpas and we are more than happy to have them here! Open first for B2B (business-to-business) between CalSpas and their corporate partners and later this weekend for B2C (business-to-consumer) the conference center will…
Event Industy News: CES, Warped Tour, #ticketmasterproblems, L.A. Fruit Park
January 8, 2013
Warped: Vans Warped Tour is coming to Fairplex in June (as it does every year) and the line-up is already starting to take shape. Bands include Forever the Sickest Kids, Hawthorne Heights and The Black Dahlia Murder. Stay tuned for updates on this one. #Ticketmasterproblems: The official inaugural ball, welcoming Obama and Biden back into…
2013 Event Trends Part 2
January 7, 2013
Last week we covered trends for the upcoming year regarding food, technology and social media. The second part of our series is all about event production. Design: It’s hard to predict what event design trends will emerge successful. The mind is a bottomless pit of creativity and new ideas spring forth quickly. Individuality and originality…
From BizBash: Golden Globes Dinner Preview
January 7, 2013
Last Thursday the Beverly Hilton opened its doors for a sneak preview of the menu for the 70th annual Golden Globes, airing live on Sunday, Jan. 13th. A combined total of approximately 460 chefs, bartenders, culinary staff and servers will work the event, creating mouth-watering meals for an audience of 1,300. Items on the…
2013 Event Trends Part 1
January 3, 2013
You never know what is going to be the next big thing. Who would have thought Gangnam Style would go viral so quickly? Had anyone predicted the necessity of a smartphone in 2008? (Although I’m sure someone did.) My point being, it’s hard to predict what trends will be a hit. But we can certainly…
Event Industry News: 2013 Trends, 2012 Events in Review, Giant Pickles and Watermelons etc.
January 2, 2013
2013 Trends: Event Manager Blog released their analysis of 2013 trends in the event industry. Big ideas include cohesive dashboards for event planners, photo booths and curating user-generated content at events. The full list is available here. Most Influential Events of 2012: Event industry pros weighed in on what they thought was the most influential…
Upcoming Fairplex Events in 2013
January 2, 2013
…And we are back! As usual, the holiday season was jam-packed with parties. Fairplex and the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center played host to a number of events towards the end of December and we aren’t slowing down in the slightest with 2013! Some of our upcoming events include… ArtReach 2013 (The Art of Food):…
Happy New Year!
December 31, 2012
Happy New Year from Fairplex! We hope you have a safe and happy night ringing in the New Year. Cheers to 2013!
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